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Moulton Research reaches Global Audience in the National Geographic!

In the Spielberg classic film 'Jaws', there is an infamous scene where fisheries expert Hooper (played by Richard Dreyfuss) confronts Mayor Vaughan (played by Murray Hamilton) about his decision to keep the beaches of fictional Amity Island open, despite the presence of the notorious great white shark. The following dialogue ensues: 

Hooper: Mr. Vaughn, what we are dealing with here is a perfect engine, an eating machine. It's really a miracle of evolution. All this machine does is swim and eat and make little sharks, and that's all. Now, why don't you take a long, close look at this sign.

[refers to the graffitied billboard]

Hooper: Those proportions are correct.

Mayor Vaughn: Love to prove that, wouldn't ya? Get your name into the National Geographic.

This rather obscure link leads me to report that if you pop down to your local newsagents today and flick through the latest August edition of the National Geographic magazine, you might find a great white but you will also find a striking image linked to one of our ongoing research projects here at the College! The image was taken by a professional photographer who visited the College last summer to document our ongoing conservation work with the photogenic but incredibly elusive harvest mouse. We have been investigating the ecological habits of this most charismatic of creatures as a means of prescribing pro-active conservation measures to ensure its survival in our green and pleasant countryside.

With a global circulation of around 7 million, this truly puts Moulton’s research on a global stage! To find out more about this and other research activities we undertake, why not check out: https://twitter.com/MoultonResearch